The seemingly eternal draft process is nearing its end, with April 30 now visible off in the distance. As such, don't believe everything—or anything—you hear. Much of what circulates now, like a team's sudden interest in a certain player, is for show. Needs have not changed, for the most part, since the first rush of free agency and the prospects have been well investigated by now.

From about the 20th-overall pick on down, you could shuffle the players around and no one would blink an eye. The headliner among them is Gordon, at No. 35 to Oakland. Coupling that pick with Cooper makes it so the Raiders are focused heavily on offense, but if they believe in Derek Carr, that's exactly the approach they should take. Gordon would leapfrog to the front of the depth chart, allowing Roy Helu and Latavius Murray to settle into complementary roles (and letting Trent Richardson do whatever it is Trent Richardson does).

Fisher is an underrated, NFL-ready starter on the right side. Smith, Collins and Harold could step right in, too—Harold would be a nice fit off the edge in Todd Bowles's Jets attack.

Tomlinson or Cann could sneak into the end of Round 1, especially since both the Saints and Patriots could use a little depth at guard. Goldman is one of several outstanding DTs still on the board—Carl Davis, Michael Bennett, Marcus Hardison and Grady Jarrett are all out there, as well. Realistically, any of them could find a home on the draft's first day.

The Devin Smith bandwagon reached max capacity just prior to the combine. As is typical of the ridiculous draft season, the hype has waxed and waned some since then, but Smith remains the best deep threat among the wide receivers. He's just what the Browns are missing in their passing game. The meter on Jones spiked at the combine, when the UConn product posted eye-popping numbers during drills. If a team falls in love with him as more than just an athletic marvel, he could climb as high as the top-15 overall.

You should be getting a sense by now of one of the draft's major talking points: the depth. The 2015 class is not all that loaded with elite prospects near the top, but teams will find starters into Rounds 4 and 5. Pretty much every guy taken in Round 2 could make an argument that he belonged in the first round.

Case in point: Green-Beckham, an exceptionally talented player who is still dealing with the consequences from his rocky college career—he was dismissed from Missouri's team after an alleged domestic-violence incident, then sat out all of 2014 on a redshirt at Oklahoma. He could be a 1,000-yard receiver out of the gate. Dorsett might be, too, in the right system. And Philadelphia's scheme falls under that category.

Less than a year ago, Ogbuehi projected out as a potential top-five pick. Inconsistent play and injuries drove him down the list a bit, and yet it still would count as a steal for Cincinnati to find him here. Some believe he'll still wind up as a Round 1 pick. Williams also was in the Round 1 discussion until a boneheaded, ill-timed DUI arrest earlier this month. Hard to say exactly how many spots that mistake will cost him.

Odds are, the Cowboys will have a shot at one or both of the Todd Gurley/Melvin Gordon combo in Round 1. Should they wait on RB until later, they'd be hard-pressed to find a better fit than Ajayi, whose north-south running style would mesh with their blocking scheme. Green Bay would be similarly thrilled to land Anthony here, should it pass on an ILB in Round 1. Anthony could be a difference-maker immediately next to Clay Matthews inside. Marpet plus Gary Kubiak's offense could equal Pro Bowl-level success.

This is the first pick for Seattle, barring a trade back up. Using it to replace Max Unger with the guy that took over for him at Oregon makes a lot of sense. Not sure the Patriots would pass on Grady Jarrett a second time, though Hardison's mix of pass-rushing skill and size (6'5", 298 pounds) would offer plenty of options for Bill Belichick.​

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